Some universities measure greatness in decades and centuries. Florida Atlantic University measures it with every student who earns a degree, every researcher who makes a discovery and every community that is transformed.At FAU’s dedication ceremony in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson challenged the University’s pioneers: "It is time now…for a new, adventurous, imaginative, courageous breakthrough for a new revolution in education in America."With those words, FAU opened its doors as the first public university in southeast Florida and the first in America designed for upper division students only. Since day one, FAU has pushed the bounds of higher education. Now, 50 years later, the University serves more than 30,000 freshmen, transfers and graduate students at sites throughout its six-county service region in southeast Florida.People from every walk of life find a place at FAU. Students choose from more than 170 degree programs, faculty researchers utilize more than 40 research centers and the community engages hundreds of cultural and educational events every year.
有些大学以几十年乃至数百年衡量其伟大，而佛罗里达大西洋大学（FAU）则以每位获得学位的学生、每位做出发现的科研人员、每个被改变的社区来丈量卓越。1964年FAU落成典礼上，林登·B·约翰逊总统曾向这所大学的开拓者们发出挑战：“此刻正是时候…为美国教育新革命实现一次崭新、冒险、富有想象力且勇敢的突破。”"伴随着这番宣言，FAU作为佛罗里达东南部第一所公立大学、全美首所仅面向高年级学生的学府正式开启大门。自创立首日起，FAU便不断突破高等教育的边界。如今五十年过去，该校已为佛罗里达东南部六县服务区内超过30,000名新生、转学生及研究生提供教育。在FAU，来自各行各业的人们都能找到属于自己的位置。"学生可从170多个学位项目中自由选择，教研人员利用40余所研究中心开展学术探索，而校园社区每年举办的文化与教育活动更是数以百计。